Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
The historic Boeing B-29 Superfortress known as “Doc” is back home in Wichita and preparing to launch its 2021 fall tour following engine troubles that arose on its flight to EAA AirVenture Oshkosh in July.
Aircraft & Propulsion

David Grup to Vice President of Sales of Jet East, Trenton, NJ.
Business Aviation

By Graham Warwick
Harbour Air, MagniX and H55 have completed the preliminary design review on their electric propulsion modification for the 1940s-vintage de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
For one large commuter airline in the U.S., the lessons it is learning as the launch operator of a new conventionally powered aircraft could prove invaluable as it embraces electric aircraft.
Emerging Technologies

By Michael Bruno
Collins Aerospace, already one of the largest commercial aerospace suppliers—let alone as part of Raytheon Technologies—is buying high-profile flight tracking data provider FlightAware.
Connected Aerospace

By Paul Seidenman, David Spanovich
After 18 Years and 600-plus deliveries, it’s out of production... but this may be the reason behind why Gulfstream ceased production of such a hot-selling plane.
Aircraft & Propulsion

PIPER AIRCRAFT received EASA approval for Pilot 100i trainer.
Business Aviation

Jim Lewis to Senior Managing Director, based in Portland, OR, of Mente Group.
Business Aviation

By Helen Massy-Beresford
The European Council has recommended removing the U.S. from the EU’s “safe” list of countries, dealing a blow to airlines that were hoping for a further easing of restrictions on transatlantic travel.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Molly McMillin
Tamarack Aerospace Group, based in Sandpoint, Idaho, has exited Chapter 11 reorganization, ending a bankruptcy proceeding that began in June 2019 following a two-month grounding of 91 Citation jets outfitted with the company’s aftermarket active winglets after a noninjury incident that year.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Following a call to action from Airbus and Boeing, an advisory group under the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) is bringing together stakeholders to develop a global vision for future integrated air traffic management that meets the needs of all existing and emerging airspace users.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Embraer spinoff Eve Urban Air Mobility has brought together its growing ecosystem of partners to develop a concept of operations for Rio de Janiero.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Electric Power Systems has confirmed that its battery system will power Archer’s Maker electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing demonstrator when it flies this year.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Hydrogen-electric propulsion developer ZeroAvia has struck a deal with the UK’s Octopus Hydrogen to supply green hydrogen to support flight testing of its fuel-cell power train in a 19-passenger aircraft.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Molly McMillin
The price of a private jet is rising. But before manufacturers will raise list prices, they will first offer less of a discount, depending on the make, model and customer, says Brian Foley, a consultant with Brian Foley Associates.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By James Albright
Understanding the HUD.
Flight Deck

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aerospace

By Bill Carey
The FAA and U.S. Defense Department (DOD) are seeking solutions from industry to display certain special-use airspace areas to comply with congressional direction to make that information available to pilots in real time.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Graham Warwick
Cambridge University has launched the Aviation Impact Accelerator, an international group of experts who will develop a modeling tool to help decision makers understand the complete aviation system and explore potential pathways to net-zero flight.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Molly McMillin
Textron Aviation’s new single-engine turboprop, the Beechcraft Denali, successfully completed its initial ground engine runs on the prototype, powered by GE’s new Catalyst engine, the company announced Aug. 26.
Aircraft & Propulsion

TEXTRON AVIATION completed initial ground (GE Catalyst) engine runs on prototype Beechcraft Denali in prep for first flight.
Business Aviation

By Bill Carey
Manufacturers, suppliers and developers have made numerous recent advances in drone data exploitation, flight-control and airspace management, announcing new products that also may have application for future advanced air mobility vehicles.
Aircraft & Propulsion

JET AVIATION was approved to provide maintenance at Geneva for Turkish-registered G450, G550 and G650 series aircraft.
Business Aviation

BOMBARDIER delivered its fifth Global business jet to SAAB for conversion to GlobalEye AEW&C configuration; aircraft was delivered from its Toronto
Business Aviation

By Graham Warwick
Alphabet drone delivery company Wing is close to passing the milestone of 100,000 commercial deliveries, more than half of them in the last eight months in Logan, a city of 300,000 people south of Brisbane in Queensland, Australia.
Advanced Air Mobility